HPE Ethernet Switches Reviews

The most valuable feature for us is just their reliability. We've never had any problems with them at all. They are quality products that are better than the competition. They were also very easy to configure.

It needs better monitoring and alerting for issues. We use HP Intel Management Center, which is good, but there are a few extra things they can improve.

We have been using them probably for about five years now.

We've had no issues with deployment.

It's been stable and we haven't had any downtime.

It's scaled for our needs.

We have not had to use any technical support. Our support comes from the company from which we bought the switches. They set them up for us and they provide very good technical support. We've used them for over ten years.

We previously used Cisco and were a 3COM user when HP bought them and converted them to switches. We switched because of performance issues, and now we have very, very good performance. We have no speed issues with the licensing network.

The initial setup was not overly complex. We've got two sites and we use them on both sites. So we've had no problems, but we only have 250 users.

The company we bought the switches from implemented them for us.

The price point is good when performance is taken into account compared to their competition.

We looked at HP first and didn't really consider anyone else.

We use HPE switches for connecting to different sites and have LAN switches for local workstations. I'm head of system engineers and we're customers of HPE. 

This is an extremely robust product and that is valuable to us. 

It would be nice to be able to connect literally with firewall systems, that would be very helpful for us. Configuration could be improved, it is sometimes quite complex. 

I've been using this product for nearly four years. 

The stability of this solution is very good. 

The scalability of the product is good. 

We have our own team for maintenance so haven't had to use technical support. There are four engineers in the company who help out with maintenance. 

The initial setup can be complex depending on the situation. 

I would recommend this product. 

There is always room for improvement so I would rate this product an eight out of 10. 

The feature called IRF (Intelligent Resilient Framework) is unique in HP switching.

Switching functionality is the same as with other products, but the lifetime warranty makes HP preferable.

Customer support needs to improve.

I've used it for one year.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

8/10.

6/10.

I've used many products, but switching to HP depends on the customers requirement and the lifetime warranty.

It was straightforward with basic, simple switching and good documents available for reference.

We used an in-house team assisted by easily-available technical documents and user-friendly CLI.

It's the best product and has a lower failure rate.

Pretty good in switching, and the pricing is also good in comparison with others.

No other options evaluated.

Refer to best practices and technical documents.

It is a scalable solution.

The stability could be improved, and the price could be cheaper as well.

We have used HPE Switches for about five years.

It is not very stable.

It is scalable.

Price wise, it is a more expensive solution.

I would rate HPE Ethernet Switches at six on a scale from one to ten.

We're using the Converge series of switches, and we're quite happy with the easy-to-use common line. They're easy to administer and manage, and never have any major problems. They're stable and reliable.

We're able to offer every user very high-speed internet for both transferring data and downloading from the network. This is a solution that actually works best in a very high-speed environment.

All its features fit our needs right now. It's not too pricey and it's not a series that will end any time soon. We stick with what we know.

It's actually quite stable. We haven't had problems with performance, upgrades, updates, different versions, etc. We're quite happy with the stability.

Scalability is also quite nice because we're used to stacking the switches up to five or six units. It would be nice to be able to stack more than that, but we don't have the need for it right now, just in the future maybe.

The level of technical support depends on the topic. We've had some not-so-good experiences where our tickets were left open because they couldn't solve our problem.

The initial setup is quite complex.

I would not suggest implementing MSM controller solutions, but you can't make a mistake with HP Converge series switches.

All the ProVisions and Comware-based switches work very, very well. They work and are very dependable at a reasonable price. The lifetime warranty is also a very nice feature.

We don't have to worry about them, which means we can focus on more important things. They are dependable and the lifetime warranty is great. The price performance factor is very good.

Free and unlimited access to software for the switches would be very nice.

We've had no issues with deployment.

They have been very stable for us.

They've scaled well for us.

The lifetime warranty is actually what typically can make or break a deal. It figures heavily into determining return-on-investment. Not having to pay extra for the lifetime warrant is what make the deal, for us, on these switches.

Make use of the free manuals on the HP website. Just download them. They're actually quite good.

• Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• Virtual LAN

PoE and VLAN allow for flexibility in our enterprise network because we can add VoIP and wireless access points if needed.

Graphical User Interface (GUI) needs enhancement. Also, using a controller to support multiple access points would help manage and monitor our wireless network. VoIP requires QoS and our switches can work with it. We just need time to really implement across the board.

I've used it for three to four years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

It was an upgrade from older HP models.

It was straightforward, but we aren't maximizing all the switch features for our enterprise.

We did it in-house.

We have years left on this device as well as GB ports, and PoE.

They have very aggressive pricing compared to Cisco.

We also looked at Cisco.

There are a lot of similar models, so check the features available.